George Sarris' Fish Market restaurant has sued BP and related companies over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying the it has hurt seafood supplies.

Birmingham-based Fish Market late last week sued BP and other companies involved in the operation of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which began spewing oil into the Gulf in April. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Mobile.

The suit says BP and the others were negligent in their operation of the rig and acted with wanton disregard. It asks for punitive and compensatory damages to be determined later.

Sarris said in an interview 70 percent of his seafood comes the Gulf Coast, and that his restaurant has developed a reputation based on the freshness and affordability of ingredients from that region. Using alternate suppliers has dramatically increased his costs, Sarris said.